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Disabledperson.comDisabledperson.com is a public charity organization whose primary focus is disability employment. For more information please visit www.disabledperson.com.

Georgia Commission on Equal OpportunityThe Equal Employment Division of the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity is committed to eradicating unlawful discrimination in state government through its civil rights law enforcement authority. The Equal Employment Division is also committed to establishing justice and equal opportunity for all persons seeking employment and/or are currently government employees with the State of Georgia. It also provides educational programs that promote voluntary compliance with equal employment laws. For more information please visit http://gceo.state.ga.us/.

Georgia Department of Labor Rehabilitation ServicesRehabilitation Services operates five integrated and interdependent programs that share a primary goal -- to help people with disabilities to become fully productive members of society by achieving independence and meaningful employment. For more information please visit http://gvra.georgia.gov/ or call 1 (866) 489-0001 (Voice) or 1 (800) 255-0056 (TTY).

Job Accommodation NetworkThe Job Accommodation Network is a service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) of the U.S. Department of Labor. JAN is one of several ODEP projects. JAN's mission is to facilitate the employment and retention of workers with disabilities by providing employers, employment providers, people with disabilities, their family members and other interested parties with information on job accommodations, self-employment and small business opportunities and related subjects. JAN's efforts are in support of the employment, including self-employment and small business ownership, of people with disabilities. For more information please visit www.jan.wvu.edu or call 1 (800) 526-7234 (Voice) or 1 (877) 781-9403 (TTY).

Life Skills for Vocational SuccessLife Skills for Vocational Success is a website specifically designed for employment success for individuals with disabilities. For more information please visit: www.workshopsinc.org/life-skills.php

U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment PolicyThe Office of Disability Employment Policy provides national leadership by developing and influencing disability-related employment policy and practice affecting the employment of people with disabilities. www.dol.gov/odep

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Job Applicants and the Americans with Disabilities ActTitle I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a qualified applicant or employee with a disability. The ADA applies to private employers with 15 or more employees and to state and local government employers. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces the employment provisions of the ADA. www.eeoc.gov/facts/jobapplicant.html